20. Notes From The Midnight Driver, by Jordan Sonnenblick

 Notes from the Midnight Driver is about a young boy that gets drunk, crashes his mother's car into a gnome, and ends up sentenced to 100 hours of community service at a rest home to avoid more serious legal consequences. The usual life lesson is learned in a humorous way.

This book was a good read - funny a lot of the time, but sad at appropriate moments. The language used really portrays the emotions of the characters, even if the moral of the story comes through a bit strong at times (you have more in common with other people than you think, and don't judge em before you know em). It's definitely easy to relate to as well, so a good read for young teenagers.